Legging



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P. M. PRUET LEGGING Filed NOV- 17. 1922 June 5,

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' n t ed States residing at "y, in the county or Wyandotte of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Leggings; and I do declare the following to be a lull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to leggings and the primary object th reof is to provide a legging which will protect the lower part of the trousers below the knee from rain, snow, sleet and the lilre.

lt is well lrnown that the moisture destroys the crease of the trousers because the part of llLS trousers below the knees is unprotected except when heavy ulsters or raincoats are worn.

My invention contemplates means for protecting the trousers below the overcoat or the present style of raincoat which enerally terminates just below the knees. T erefore', the trousers will be protected a ainst the rain so that they will preserve their fresh appearance. In other words, the legging is particularly a dress legging to protect the trousers so that they will not become wrinkled and to this end it generally conforms to the shape of the trousers leg and it is supported by the shoe, as will be apparent by reference to the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of leg 'ngs applied, parts being broken away to ow the manner of attachmg, etc.

Fig. 2 is adetail perspective view of the collapsible, vertical, form-preserving brace Fig. 3 is a detail view of the logging detached and ready to be collapsed.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the shoe-attachin means, and

l ig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the g folded up.

of the ob ects of this invention is to provide a leg in which can be conveniently collapsed an' to ded so that it can be carried 1n the pocket when not in use.

The invention is illustrated as consisting of a substantially sheet 1, to

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which is secured a brace'cor s'- bars 2 and 3, The two and 3 are telescopically secured one to the other by a loop 4 on the end of the bar 2 embracing the bar 3, and a loop 5 onvth lower end oi the barii and embracing the bar in order to keep bars extended when in functional position l have shown a spring detent 6 struck up from the bar 2 so that when the bars are in the position shown in cannot collapse but when is necessary to collapse them, that is, to telescope them one upon the other, the spring detent 6 will be pressed in so that the loop 5 can ride over it. Then the two bars can be parallelism so that they will be practically half the length shown in 2.

The brace bar 3 is provided with a clasp head 7, adaptec to engage a fastener socket 8 on the upper portion of the sheet 1. The fastener may partake of the form of a well known glove fastener although other fastening devices may be employed if desired.

I he lower one of the bar 2 is provided with a spaced wall member 9 to provide a space 10 between it and the lower end of" the bar, in which is an inverted [Ll-shaped spring 11, consistin of two legs, the leg 12 being fastened to t e bar 2 and the leg 13 having a yielding action with respect to the leg 12 so that the clasp formed by the spring may engage the upper edge 14 of a shoe, for example, 15 to secure the brace thereto. in order that t e brace may be fastened to the upper of the shoe 15, 1' provide a cam lever 16 which is pivoted in the wall 9 and which will press against the leg 13 to bind the upper of the shoe between it and the leg 12.

The cam lever is relea'sable to permit the brace to be detached from the shoe.

The brace is fastened to the sheet 1 by the diametrically opposite fastening devices 17 and 18 and by stitching 19, passing through the holes 20 of the bar 2 and through the leg covering or sheet. The central portion of the sheet 1 is'approximately the width of the trousers leg and there are two do. s 21 and 22 which are substantially hal widthot the trousers leg. One of the flaps is provided with a fly 23 in which are headed projections 24, to be engaged by the spring socket members 25. The'xnembers 24 and 25 can be. the respective-members of a fastener if desired. The flap 26 will overlap. the fastening devices 25 so as to obscure them from view.

1 Fig. 2, they the i teiesccped in glove y Ordinarily the leggin will be carried collapsed so that they w1 l assume the general appearance shown in Fig. 5. The collapsing is accomplished by detaching the head 7 from the socket 8 and sliding the bar 3 down upon the bar 2. Then the sheet 1 can be' folded transversely as indicated by the dotted line 27 and the flaps 21 and 22 folded over toward each other. Then another longitudinalfold can be made if desired, so that the legging will take up a comparatively small amount of space and it will readily fit in the pocket.

When it is desired to render the legging available, the sheet will be spread out as shown in Fig. 3, the bar 3 will beextended so that the head 7 will engage the socket 8 and the legging can be applied firstby fastening the bottom of the bar 2 to the upper of the shoe and then folding over the flaps 21 and 22 and securing them together. The fold lines 28 and 29 of the sheet will conform to the front and back creases of the trousers and since the leggings will be long enough to extend up to about the knees and under the skirt of the top coat 30, it will be apparent that the trousers below the knees wil be protected: from the inclement weather.

What 1 claim and desire to secure by Lettars-Patent is:

1. A collapsible legging comprlsing a brace consisting of two members, one of which is slidable on the other,'means for eteor holding-the brace members distanced, a. shoeengagin clasp at the lower end of one of the mem ers, and a legging fabric connected to the brace.

2.. A collapsible legging comprising a brace consisting of two members, one of which is slidable on the other, means for holding the brace members distanced, a shoethe bottom brace member and so that the fabric can be folded transversely to make a relatively small package when the legging is not in use.

3. A trousers legging comprising a brace consisting of two te escopic members, one of which is provided with a shoe-engaging spring clasp, a sheet removably fastened to the top member and permanently fastened to the lower member, and meansfor connecting the longitudinal edgesof the sheet.

a. A legging comprising a braceconsisting of two members, one of which is movable with respect to the other,,a sheet permanently attached to one member and removably attached to the other member, and means for fastening the edges of the sheet to other.

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n testimony whereof ll afi'ix my signature. 

